The 765th Regular Meeting Report
Date&Time: 14:00-16:00 July 2nd 2022/ Venue: Hatoba Kaikan + Online
There were 19 people participated in the meeting.

July 2nd was the start of a new year for Yokohama Toastmasters Club. The 765th meeting was held under clear blue skies at Hatoba Kaikan facing Yokohama Port and Online. To my surprise, it is the 35th year since the establishment of Yokohama Toastmasters in this term. Such a powerful team of officers for this term consists of a good balance of mid-career and younger members, led by a veteran president. I am very much looking forward to this term’s club activities, especially the 35th anniversary events.
President S, looking a little bit nervous, started the meeting by greeting. The topic was how to avoid heat stroke. As expected of a veteran, he excited the audience with his practical topic. Next, the word of the day, “Aesthetic,” was introduced. In Japan, the word is well-known as “ESUTE”.

Next, O-san, the new vice president of education, explained the educational policy for this term. His explanation was logical and orderly, as if he were an astute businessman.

Next, we moved on to the impromptu speech session. HERE, A PROBLEM OCCURRED. Today’s subject person was not available due to the failure of online connection. O-san, the vice president of education, suddenly volunteered to pinch-hit for the session. He enlivened the impromptu speeches with questions that did not seem impromptu. The questions were “What new things have you tried recently?”, “Do you protect your loved ones by law or by force?”, “What are you most proud of?”, “If I were to entertain my parents, what would I do?” “What is your favorite movie?”, and “If I could be reincarnated as someone else, who would it be?” The best prize went to T-san, who answered “Kaguyahime” to the question, “If you could be reincarnated as anyone, who would it be?

Next, we moved on to prepare speeches’ session. There were three prepared speakers.
O-san, who joined last month, introduced herself, A-san gave an award speech based on the scene where she won the center of AKB48’s election, and N-san gave a speech about her trip to Hokkaido, all of which were impressive. The best speaker was A-san.


After a short break, the last session was an evaluation session. The moderator was newcomer S-san. Moreover, it was the first time for S-san. I wondered how it would turn out, but I needn’t have worried. What a MAGNIFICENT moderator she was. The audience applauded her tactful moderation, as she asked for additional comments from evaluators whose evaluations were short on time, and when she noticed that not many today’s word usage, she had everyone practice pronunciation of the word. The best evaluator was M-san, who gave practical advice to S-san’s speech, such as “Take off your mask and show the expression on your face.”
It was a fun and fast-paced two hours. It seems that Yokohama Toastmasters Club will continue to be a very warm and enjoyable place this term. Everyone, please come to one of our meetings. ll the members are looking forward to seeing you.

7月2日は、横浜トーストマスターズの新年度のスタートの日です。晴れ渡る青空のもと第765回例会が横浜港に面した波止場会館とオンラインのハイブリットで開催されました。なんと、今期、横浜トーストマスターズは設立から35年目に突入します。そんな今期の役員は、ベテランの会長を筆頭に中堅と若手の会員がバランス良く構成されたパワフルチームです。35周年イベントを控えた今期のクラブ活動も大変楽しみです。

例会はやや緊張気味のS会長の挨拶で始まりました。話題は、熱中症を避ける方法です。さすがベテラン。実用的な話題で会場を沸かせます。続いて、今日の言葉は「Aesthetic(美的)」の紹介がありました。日本語では「エステ」というワードで有名ですね。
次に新任の教育担当副会長Oさんから、今期の教育方針について説明がありました。敏腕ビジネスマンらしい理路整然とした説明でした。

続いて即興スピーチのセッションに移ります。ここでトラブル発生。なんと、今日のお題係がオンライン接続できなくて不在です。そんなとき急遽、教育担当副会長のOさんがピンチヒッターをかってでます。即興とは思えない出題で、即興スピーチを盛り上げます。そんなお題は、「最近、挑戦した新しいことは」「大切な人は法で守るか、力で守るか」「最も自慢なことは」「両親をもてなすとしたら何をするか」「一番好きな映画は」「誰かに生まれ変われるとしたら誰に」でした。最優秀即興スピーチ賞は「誰かに生まれ変われるとしたら誰に」という出題に「かぐや姫」と回答したTさんでした。
続いて準備スピーチのセッションに移ります。今日の準備スピーカーは3名。先月入会したOさんによる自己紹介、AさんによるAKB48の総選挙でセンターに輝いた場面を想定した祝賀会スピーチ、Nさんによる北海道旅行の思い出スピーチ、どれも印象的なスピーチでした。最優秀スピーカーはAさんでした。

休憩を挟んで最後は論評セッションです。司会は新人Sさん。しかもSさんは初めて論評セッションを担当します。どうなるかと見ていると、そんな心配は無用でした。なんとも堂々とした司会ぶり。準備スピーチの論評時間が短かった人には、追加のコメントを求めたり、今日の言葉はあまり使われなかったことを知って、全員で発音練習をしたりと、機転の効いた司会に会場から大きな拍手が送られました。最優秀論評者は、Sさんのスピーチに対して「マスクを取って顔の表情を見せて」など実用的なアドバイスをしたMさんでした。

楽しくてあっという間の2時間でした。今期も横浜トーストマスターズクラブは、とても温かく楽しい場所であり続けるようです。皆さん、是非、一度、例会にご参加ください。会員一同、お待ちしております。

by K.O



The meeting started with business section from TM HO. As our club VPE in the next term, he informed about the new system for role assignment that includes an excel file and easy speak. The excel file will be used to assign for three key roles: TMOD, prepared speakers, general evaluator up to next three months. TM O will inform assigned members via email before updating easy speak.



TM AN provided a very energetic speech about his motivation to join YTMC. He would want to talk properly, listen attentively, give feedback constructively, and so bring values to audiences. 








ミーティングでの受賞は以下のとおりです。





Date&Time: 14:00 June 4th 2022 / Venue: Hatoba Kaikan + Online










第762回例会「エリア52合同例会」レポート / The 762nd Meeting “Area 52 Joint Meeting” Report
The venue had a commanding view of the Port of Yokohama, Minatomirai skyscrapers, and the Red Brick Warehouse under the clear blue sky, which further added to the excitement of the event. The joint meeting was opened by the Ocean Club President E, who participated online. After the greetings by Area 52 Director TM K and Yokohama Club President TM S, the warm-up/ice-break stretching exercise instructed by Minatomirai Club President TM K followed. After fully stretching the body and taking deep breaths, everyone got ready to participate in the main educational session.























2.022-04-16 (Sat) YTMC 760 regular meeting was attended by 18 on-site members and guests, and 10 on-line members and guests.
Toastmaster of the Day, TMOD, was TM T. This was his 2nd TMOD experience.
By the way, what does Table Topic session means?

The 2nd and 3rds speeches were overtimed, but these speeches were qualified.
YTMC 760 定例会は2022年4月16日メンバー、ゲスト合わせてオンサイト18名、オンライン10名の出席で行われました。
TM N はTMODに投票結果を報告、TMODは結果を発表しました。



On April 2, a pleasant spring breeze blew in Yokohama Harbor, and the 759th meeting of the Yokohama Toastmasters Club was held. The venue was the club’s home venue, Hashiba Kaikan.
Newcomer P-san was also in charge of the impromptu speech session, and she prepared a variety of life wisdom questions related to the theme of the meeting. What advice would you give to young people? What was the most impactful event in your life? What’s the best thing about being a parent?” What words would you send to your child on his or her coming-of-age day? What did you learn from your parents? Who encouraged you to leave your hometown? Such as. Simple questions, but they elicited a wide range of experiences and thoughts from the respondents. Really, they were all great questions. Awesome!












The meeting went very quickly. Thank you, Ms. A, for a wonderful meeting!









Let’s sing a song!!
We had 3speakers in a prepared speech session. There were various topics like hobbies work, or daily habits. All speeches had each own character, and they successfully got member’s attention!
Finally, TM N.S, TM Y.O and TM M.T got the best award! Congrats!!
歌を歌おう!今日のミーティングではこの言葉が至るところで現れていました。司会のH.Oさんがこの日のミーティングのテーマを「春の歌」にしましたからでしょう。役割を持っているメンバーは、みんな自分の好きな春の歌を紹介しました。中には歌うメンバーもいましたよ!


The 756th regular meeting of YTMC was held at the meeting room of Pio City, which is located near the JR Sakuragicho Station. The meeting was held in a hybrid style, with 10 members physically attending and 7 members attending online. What surprised us was the mysterious guest from Melbourne, Australia, whose identity no one knew, joined our meeting without notice! We assumed that he found out about our meeting through “EasySpeak”, a Toastmasters online system that allows members of participating clubs to view meeting information of clubs around the world. It was funny that even though no one knew about him, he won the Best Table Topics Speaker award.
